Across the world, Moran (Moran 
, מורן 
, 모란 
, among others...) is a common gender-neutral first name. The forename Moran is habitual in Israel, where it is a common mostly girly, but seldom masculine name, Panama, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Guatemala. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Israel, India, and Pakistan. More frequently, Moran is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Moran | India, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru |
| מורן | Israel |
| 모란 | South Korea |
| 莫兰 | China |
| موران | Iran, Palestinian Territory, Iraq |
| Morán | United States, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru |
| Моран | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
Moran is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Moran , the theatrical character in the play "The Iceman Cometh".
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roy moran American baseball player (1884-1966), US (b. 1884) |
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lee moran American actor, director, screenwriter (1888-1961), US (b. 1888) |
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marshall d. moran Jesuit, US (b. 1906) |
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| sherwood f. moran American military personnel, US (b. 1885) |
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| amby moran Canadian ice hockey defenceman, CA (b. 1896) |
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| reid venable moran U.S. botanist (1916–2010), US (b. 1916) |
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| yıldız moran Turkish photographer and translator, TR (b. 1932) |
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| lewis moran Australian drug trafficker, AU (b. 1941) |
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| digby moran Australian Aboriginal artist, AU (b. 1948) |
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| carroll moran IE (b. 1945) |
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| mayo moran Canadian legal scholar, CA (b. 1959) |
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| magin rebordinos moran Spanish politician, ES |
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| graham r moran researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-6807-1302) |
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| carey moran Master of Architecture, University of Washington |
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